LOS ALAMOS MOLTEN PLUTONIUM REACTOR EXPERIMENT (LAMPRE) HAZARD REPORT

Technical Report · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1959

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4206527· OSTI ID:4206527

Swickard, E.O. comp.

This report supersedes K-1-3425 and LA-2327(Prelim). The first experiment (LAMPRE I) in a program to develop molten plutonium fuels for fast reactors is described and the hazards associated with reactor operation are discussed and evaluated. The reactor desc=iption includes fuel element design, core configuration, sodium coolant system control, safety systems, fuel capsule charger, cover gas system, and shielding. Information of the site comprises population in surrounding areas, meteorological data, geology, and details of the reactor building. The hazmalfunction of the several elements comprising the reactor system. A calculation on the effect of fuel element bowiing appears in an appendix. (auth)

• Research Organization: Los Alamos Scientific Lab., N. Mex.
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• NSA Number: NSA-14-006035
• OSTI ID: 4206527
• Report Number(s): LA-2327
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BUILDINGS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLANT LOOPS
ENVIRONMENT
FAILURES
FAST NEUTRONS
FUEL ELEMENTS
GEOLOGY
LAMPRE-1
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
LIQUID METAL FUEL
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
PLANNING
PLUTONIUM
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR SAFETY
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SHIELDING
SODIUM